The polls for the 119-seat Telangana Assembly were held on December 7 with a voter turnout of 73.20 per cent.

Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said necessary arrangements have been made for the counting day and the strongrooms, where EVMs are kept, are secured with central paramilitary forces providing “first cordon of security.”

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One of the strongroom keys is kept with the external observer and as precaution, political parties are also keeping a watch, he said.